Video & Transcript Research : 'marginalized communities'

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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Uh, next is SB 2001, relating to the Banyan Drive Community Development District.
  • Uh, next is SB 2001, relating to the Banyan Drive Community Development District.
  • Banyan<00:07:30.520> Drive uh relating to the Banyan Drive uh relating to the Banyan Drive Community
  • <00:07:31.760> For<00:07:31.840> the Community Development District.
  • For the Community Development District.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-29-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • some of our other pending measures, we are um tackling uh emergency circumstances with uh a lot of community-based
  • And at the top of the agenda, we have HB 1870 relating to protected community relocations.
  • , we have HB 1870 relating to the agenda, we have HB 1870 relating to protected<00:14:54.640> community
  • <00:14:56.360> And<00:14:56.520> on protected community relocations.
  • And on protected community relocations.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-29-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • 33.480> to<00:01:33.680> 875 House Communication numbers 873 to 875 House Communication
  • And after careful review of communities.
  • Miscellaneous Communication No. 5 from the Honorable Ronald D.
  • Sorry, Senator De- [laughter] Senator Kanuha at the Kona Community Aquatic Center.
  • But, I just Community Aquatic Center.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Apr 30th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • We begin first communication with the CCN.
  • This communication consisted of the application required fee that we paid.
  • There were minor communications between our engineer and the CCN's engineer over the next three months
  • to serve the community.
  • Improving communication across agencies by providing a central board to coordinate efforts, share best
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 30th, 2025

Natural Resources

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  • We're concerned that we will be compelled to serve the communities when these private wells fail, and
  • Although TRWA and our members do not believe this law... ...in the best interest of Texas communities
  • This communication consisted of the application and the required fee that we paid.
  • on how they were planning to serve the community.
  • No developer is going to move forward without the ability to serve water for the community.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

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  • This is especially detrimental in our rural and underserved communities where inpatient beds may be hours
  • According to the CDC, connecting families to a community-based service...
  • Currently, Texas Medicaid lacks intensive community-based care for youth who are at risk for criminal
  • Community. As you know, there's still work to do.
  • That means more staff, more infrastructure, and a greater margin of error.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 17th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

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  • I'm here on behalf of the communities that go unheard.
  • We're looking at how this impacts communities of color.
  • Sometimes we spend too much time in communities, but let's make sure we see what's going on.
  • In my community, every day...
  • That's the reality, and I live in a historic legacy. ...Latino community.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 20th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

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  • the availability of resources are often limited in rural communities.
  • supports those rural communities so those investments are sustainable.
  • If you look at the strength of our rural communities, but also the needs in those communities, and then
  • You could have various interpretations to this law throughout the community.
  • We're not asking anybody to disclose their profit margins here.
Summary: The Senate Commerce Committee met on April 20, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard a series of bills and resolutions. It first advanced H. CR 66, which directs Louisiana Economic Development, working with the Governor’s Office of Rural Development, to study rural parish economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. The committee also moved HB 387, a clarification allowing the fire marshal to review architectural and engineering plans equally, and HB 1223, which seeks to promote clinical trials in Louisiana by having LED market the state’s research capacity and by adjusting internal review board procedures. HB 1228, a cleanup bill for hearing aid dealers that updates definitions, contracts, testing periods, licensing, and related requirements, was also reported favorably, as was HB 950, which would create an elderly consumer perception program through the Office of Elderly Affairs to help seniors recognize scams and fraud. The committee spent the most time on HB 617, a broad “hidden fees” consumer transparency bill. The author and supporters said it would require mandatory fees to be included in upfront pricing so consumers can make informed choices, while opponents from grocery, restaurant, hotel, housing, retail, and business groups argued the bill was vague, overly broad, and likely to create compliance burdens and litigation risk. Housing advocates objected to the bill’s housing exemption, warning it could weaken renters’ ability to bring claims over undisclosed fees. After extensive debate over variable pricing, sales taxes, enforcement, and the scope of the bill, Senator Morris moved to defer HB 617, and the committee agreed without objection. The committee also heard HB 797, which would create a “Bayou Gold” certification program for certain gold vendors and transactional gold products. The sponsor said the program would encourage vendors to keep gold insured, segregated, and closer to Louisiana consumers, with the Treasury administering the certification through participant fees. Several senators and an outside witness raised concerns that the state seal could be mistaken for an endorsement, could create liability or consumer confusion, and would favor a narrow set of vendors. Despite opposition, the committee reported HB 797 favorably, with members noting it still had to go to Finance. Later, the committee advanced HB 1186, which would create a more uniform statewide building code and licensing system for inspectors, add disciplinary authority, and impose a small permit fee to support the program, and HB 1222, which would let LED develop a grocery initiative to address food deserts and food insecurity. The meeting concluded with the committee hearing HB 1256 on abandoned digital assets, which would require dormant digital assets to be held in original form for three years so owners can reclaim them.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 5th, 2026

Commerce

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  • Landry, where I grew up, and in many of your communities.
  • What we're trying to do is continue to provide banking in these small communities, rural communities,
  • As community banks merge with other community banks, they are going to want to keep their original name
  • I have a passion for all small community banks.
  • I think there's only two options for community banks.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 18th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • U some of the<00:26:02.720> rural<00:26:03.039> communities<00:26:03.520> we<00:
  • 26:03.840> serve<00:26:04.159> are of the rural communities we serve are of the rural communities
  • <00:28:59.360> service<00:28:59.679> in<00:28:59.840> our<00:29:00.080> communities
  • have great service in our communities have great service in our communities for<00:29:00.640>
  • Coal impacted communities economic and workforce development grant programs established.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/02/2026 - Senate Finance

Finance

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  • for firefighters were listed in a text, in a paragraph, and what we've done, because there was communication
  • for firefighters were listed in a text, in a paragraph, and what we've done, because there was communication
  • My maternal grandparents were ranchers, so I feel I'm deeply rooted in the agricultural community.
  • So I really take care of our ag community. Let's see.
  • We respect our ag community. They respect our office. We have a really good rapport with them.
TX
Bills: SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, HB4
Summary: The Senate briefly convened and received a message from the House stating that the House was taking a vote. No bills, motions, or substantive policy matters were discussed in the exchange. Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate then adjourned until 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 21.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Cap Committee Meeting - 2025-04-24

Capital Investment

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  • community that also serves as a growing bedroom community of the Fargo-Moorhead area for young professionals
  • for both of these communities.
  • This is actually for my community, Tonka Bay.
  • But I'm excited to live in this community, and I'm excited to be a part of this community because I am
  • I'm excited to live in this community, and I'm excited to be a part of this community.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/24/25

Capital Investment

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  • located in the middle of a community located in the middle of a farming<00:20:52.720> community
  • /c> growing bedroom community of the Fargo growing bedroom community of the Fargo Morehead<00:20:56.320
  • lagoon in the Little Rock community lagoon in the Little Rock community elevates<00:34:19.040>
  • heavy ask for our community. heavy ask for our community.
  • <00:53:58.640> like continued support of communities like continued support of communities
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/31/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

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  • That's so prevalent in the veterans community.
  • I think four times more likely to commit suicide than it is in the normal community.
  • It will bring over 2,800 jobs to the community.
  • We are one community in Cochise County.
  • Thirty-nine percent reported shortages of dementia specialists in their community.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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  • The financial margin in these communities is beyond thin.
  • The financial margin in these communities is beyond thin.
  • owner has made in their own community. owner has made in their own community.
  • Representative Steer, we've been in communication throughout doing this process.
  • Representative Steer, we've been in communication throughout doing this process.